tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845010451282688197.post6305923709428292537..comments2014-11-05T13:49:04.362-06:00Comments on Cemeteries of Bloomington-Normal, Illinois: No Names, Just NumbersJulie Cahill Tarrnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845010451282688197.post-48889127143946842862013-10-25T22:40:45.486-05:002013-10-25T22:40:45.486-05:00Curious if anyone has the GPS coordinates of this ...Curious if anyone has the GPS coordinates of this cemetery. I love taking pics of old headstones and then trying to figure out what might have happened to the person. This cemetery would be interesting to see. Especially grave 165. Research says it was an abandon newborn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845010451282688197.post-11435771885201988862010-08-31T12:37:15.423-05:002010-08-31T12:37:15.423-05:00Sounds like a great project, Nancy. I&#39;ll have...Sounds like a great project, Nancy. I&#39;ll have to ask around and see if anyone is interested in helping out.<br /><br />I was out there about a year ago...my friend knows the owners and got permission to cut through the field. It is terribly overgrown...would be nice to see it cleaned up.Julie Cahill Tarrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699560976080566224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845010451282688197.post-8438487674004436792010-08-25T14:02:55.635-05:002010-08-25T14:02:55.635-05:00Julie: there are files in the McLean County Museum...Julie: there are files in the McLean County Museum on the Poor Farm Cem. Several people have attempted to trace and record the burials, including myself. I have been to the cemetery and the land around it is owned by Jim Shirk and farmed by tenants. There is legal right of way to get onto the property but walking through the field is the easiest. My project became so large that I chose to abandon it but anyone who wants the paperwork is welcome to it. The County Administrator also has a box of materials on the burials. I would love to see a book done on the burials along with any identification available for each person and an obituary and d/c. Nancy Miller, Bloomington, ILAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845010451282688197.post-75369929815911759742009-03-01T17:28:00.000-06:002009-03-01T17:28:00.000-06:00Julie, there is a potter's field cemetery in Morga...Julie, there is a potter's field cemetery in Morgantown, WV that I have wanted to visit during one of my trips there, but have not. The idea of having numbers on the stones is interesting. I imagine in many potter's fields, there is nothing. Thank you for sharing this blog.lindaleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774876428039197357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845010451282688197.post-3542819530456921952009-03-01T16:35:00.000-06:002009-03-01T16:35:00.000-06:00I always found those small, old cemeteries the mos...I always found those small, old cemeteries the most interesting. Full of history and mystery.Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05570172479541632479noreply@blogger.com